Trump to attend mother-in-law’s funeral, will miss E Jean Carroll trial after ‘nasty’ judge refuses to delay

Former President Trump said he will miss the E. Jean Carroll trial on Thursday so that he can attend his mother-in-law’s funeral, blasting the judge presiding over the case as “nasty” for not delaying court proceedings for the day. “As you know, the first lady’s mother passed away. The funeral is tomorrow,” Trump said Wednesday … Read more

Trump attends court as critical NH primary looms

A judge threatened to kick the Republican frontrunner out of court for talking too loudly to his attorney. Former President Donald Trump says he expects a strong showing in New Hampshire, which is seen as make-or-break for Nikki Haley. NBC News’ Garrett Haake has late details. 

Supreme Court appears ready to reel in administrative state in landmark challenge from East Coast fishermen

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority in Wednesday’s arguments appeared ready to reel in a legal precedent challenged by a group of fishermen who say the decades-old doctrine gave the administrative state too much power over their business. On Wednesday morning, the high court heard a set of two cases stemming from lawsuits brought by New … Read more

Montana Supreme Court upholds ruling favoring youth plaintiffs in climate lawsuit

Montana’s Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the state’s Republican governor to block a landmark climate ruling that said regulators must consider the effects of greenhouse gas emissions when issuing permits for fossil fuel development. Justices, in a 5-2 Tuesday decision, declined the request from Gov. Greg Gianforte and three state agencies to block … Read more

NJ Gov. Murphy greenlights $33K pay hike for lawmakers, other raises

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation to boost lawmakers’ salaries from $49,000 to $82,000 along with raises for his successor and other top officials. Murphy signed the bill on Tuesday, according to a news release from his office. He made no comment on the measure, which passed the Democrat-led Legislature on the … Read more

Houthis still conducting attacks but need to ask how much of capability do they want ‘degraded’: Pentagon

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have maintained an ability to conduct attacks against international shipping vessels despite a wave of U.S. airstrikes targeting the terror group, the Pentagon said Wednesday.  The U.S., in coordination with several other nations, conducted strikes on Houthi targets last week in response to the group’s ongoing attacks on commercial ships in … Read more